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Trump Just Sold His $10M Jet to One of His Megadonors (www.thedailybeast.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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[-] Drusas@kbin.run 124 points 7 months ago

Gotta scrape up cash for those legal fees.

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

Some was found during the hiding of classified docs under the seat cushions.

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

In case of a water landing, these nuclear secrets can be used as a golden parachute.

[-] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Nah, that's what his supporters are for. He'll just sell more limited edition NFTs for $100 a pop and milk them. They're basically a dumb golden goose.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 94 points 7 months ago

The plane, a 1997 Cessna jet,

This is NOT the Trump passenger liner with Trump livery on it. That is a Boeing 757 a MUCH larger plane.

[+] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 94 points 7 months ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 74 points 7 months ago

The 757 isn't part of the fuckery. The McDonnell-Douglas merger that supposedly doomed Boeing's engineering department (and hundreds of passengers so far) happened in 1997, six years after Trump's plane was built. It's part of the good airplanes Boeing used to make.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 85 points 7 months ago

This cannot be emphasized or repeated enough. Before the acquisition, Boeing was led and run by engineers. After the acquisition, MBAs and Finance people were put in charge.

This happens at all large companies, eventually, and it's why they all inevitably shit the bed. It's just in this case, it's killing a lot of people in the process.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 7 months ago

Killing whistleblowers? They're already working on it

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The OG 757s are good shit.

It is the new stuff that you want to avoid.

[-] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

Lol

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Gravity

[-] donuts@kbin.social 39 points 7 months ago

"sold"

[-] Blackout@kbin.run 27 points 7 months ago

That was Eric's plane. Now he has to take the bus.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

A short bus?

[-] bitwolf@lemmy.one 3 points 7 months ago

Oh good maybe more cities will have nice bus systems

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

Is that a reasonable price for it?

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 64 points 7 months ago

$10 million is the approximate value of the jet; the amount it was sold for wasn't disclosed.

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

Oh, duh. Yes, I should have read the article before asking. Thank you for nicely answering!

[-] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

He probably sold it for $30 million

[-] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 7 months ago

Between this stuff and the blatantly inflated Truth Social stock, I would be shocked if there weren't fifty different types of campaign finance violations going on. If you want to launder a donation, this seems like a textbook setup.

[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago

I wonder how many children this plane took to Epsteins island for Trump to fuck.

[-] tsonfeir@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

He probably just fucked them in the plane.

[-] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

So, how many more jets must be sold before he can pay all of his court mandated fines?

[-] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

One of the less popular lyrics from Mr. Tamborine Man

[-] mPony@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I think you meant "Blowin' In The Wind", but still, points.

[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 9 points 7 months ago

Hahahaha broke bitch had to sell a plane. I wonder how much he owed on it...

[-] hume_lemmy@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh man, I can't imagine the cost to get the smell out of the seats.

[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

For a real bargain at only $50 million.... (yes this was likely more money laundering/illegal campaign contributions/bribes)

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Oh no, not Trump Force One!

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Wouldntve bought it for more than a penny on the dollar

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